One of India's most famous beauty bloggers, Debasree Banerjee, took to Instagram to post a series of self-portraits depicting moments from her days in self-isolation amid the ongoing COVID19- lockdown. What's interesting about it is, she dedicated one of the posts to owning one's body hair and not shaving, inspiring women to put self-acceptance above worrying about shaving our legs.

The aesthetically-shot black and white series isn't just a visually-pleasing bunch of photographs, though. They speak of the reality of many Indian women who are going through the same. That's why Debasree's self-acceptance in the freeing idea of embracing her body hair is something that could set a great precedent for our waxing-obsessed society.

After all, many of us in this situation wonder-- what will the new normal be, once this is all over? When it comes to beauty standards, we might already be seeing a change through examples like Debasree's. The best part is, she's not alone, and neither are the rest of us who are living with our body hair growing out right now. This is a great step in the right direction for body-positivity for all.

Why it matters that beauty bloggers are doing this

Influencers are called so for a reason—because they inspire and influence trends among people. When it comes to beauty, the standards are therefore set by what beauty bloggers look like—how their skin looks, the kind of brows they have, and the like. Body hair is a big part of this, because until now, we were only seeing baby-like hairlessness covered in bronzer, and therefore accepted that as the standard to aspire to. Not anymore.

Now, instead of making a hue and cry about it, many influencers are posting pictures with body hair, across the globe nonchalantly like it’s no big deal, and we love it! This trend might have yet to gain momentum in India, but Debasree’s post seems to have inspired many to follow suit. Let’s hope unshaved body hair on women can become something people just accept as normal even after the lockdown is over!

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